2008 London mayoral election

none February 2015 February 2015 2008 London mayoral election presidential no 45.3% 8.38 pp 2004 London mayoral election 2004 2012 London mayoral election 2012 1 May 2008 First Round Percentage Swing Second Round Percentage Swing File:Boris_Johnson_(cropped).jpg 150x150px Boris Johnson Conservative Party (UK) 1,043,761 43.2% 14.0pp 1,168,738 53.2% 8.6pp File:Ken_Livingstone_2008.png Ken Livingstone Labour Party (UK) 893,887 37.0% 1,027,976 46.8% 8.6pp File:BrianPaddick-20080112.jpg Brian Paddick Liberal Democrats (UK) 235,585 9.8% 5.6pp Eliminated Eliminated First preference votes by London borough. Blue boroughs are those with most first preference votes for Boris Johnson and red those for Ken Livingstone Mayor Ken Livingstone Labour Party (UK) Boris Johnson Conservative Party (UK) The 2008 London mayoral election for the office of Mayor of London, England, was held on 1 May 2008. Conservative candidate Boris Johnson defeated incumbent Labour Mayor Ken Livingstone.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aY45pSlwFQYI&refer=home Johnson Wins London Mayor Race in Body Blow to Brown Bloomberg.com 2008-05-03 2010-04-19 It was the third London mayoral election, the previous elections being the first election in May 2000 and the second election in June 2004. Johnson became the second Mayor of London and the first Conservative to hold the office since its creation in 2000. This became the first London Mayoral election in which the incumbent mayor was defeated by a challenger. The popular vote achieved by Johnson remained the largest polled by winning mayoral candidate until Labour candidate Sadiq Khan received 1,148,716 first-preference votes in 2016.https://www.londonelects.org.uk/sites/default/files/Part%201%20Election%20of%20the%20London%20Mayor.pdf Archived copy 9 May 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160509062359/https://www.londonelects.org.uk/sites/default/files/Part%201%20Election%20of%20the%20London%20Mayor.pdf 9 May 2016 The result was the first time that the Conservatives had won control of London-wide government since 1977.https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/politics/borisandhorace_20080501.shtml BBC - Today programme - Boris and Horace Candidate selection process Conservative Party 2007 London Conservative Party mayoral selection thumb|right|Boris Johnson, the Conservative candidate, giving his victory speech The Conservative candidate was determined by a primary election open to the entire London electorate, originally scheduled for October 2006. Candidates who had applied by 4 August deadline included Richard Barnes, London Assembly member for Ealing and Hillingdon, who withdrew in July 2007 and threw his support behind Boris Johnson;http://conservativehome.blogs.com/londonmayor/2007/07/richard-barnes-.html Richard Barnes pulls out and backs Boris ConservativeHome LondonMayor Blog Andrew Boff, former Hillingdon and Hackney London Borough Councillor; Nicholas Boles, Policy Exchange think-tank director, who withdrew in July 2007 for health reasons; Dr Robert Frew, a cultural policy and management specialist; Victoria Borwick, Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Councillor; Warwick Lightfoot, also a Kensington and Chelsea councillor; and Lee Rotherham. Steven Norris, Conservative mayoral candidate in 2000 and 2004, ruled himself out.https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/aug/04/localgovernment.greaterlondonauthority GuardianOnline Norris opts out of Tory primary contest for London mayor Will Woodward 4 August 2006 11 May 2010 Broadcaster Nick Ferrari also considered seeking the nomination but eventually decided against it.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/5239332.stm Ferrari Will Not Be Tories' Mayor BBC News 2 August 2006 11 May 2010 By 4 August 2006 deadline, however, the process was delayed for six months to allow time for further candidates to submit applications.http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/news.php?slug=conservatives-delay-mayoral-selection&article_id=370 https://archive.today/20071209093639/http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/news.php?slug=conservatives-delay-mayoral-selection&article_id=370 dead 2007-12-09 Conservatives Delay Mayoral Selection Deadline MayorWatch https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/5245928.stm Tories delay London mayoral race BBC News 4 August 2006 11 May 2010 Prospective applicants who subsequently publicly declared were Lurline Champagnie, a London Borough of Harrow councillor; Winston McKenzie, a former boxer;https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6123722.stm Mayoral fight for boxer's brother BBC News 7 November 2006 11 May 2010 and disc jockey Mike Read. Read withdrew in July 2007 following a change in the voting system for Conservative candidates, giving his support to Johnson.http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/mike_read/2007/07/im_backing_boris.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070828224742/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/mike_read/2007/07/im_backing_boris.html dead 28 August 2007 I'm Backing Boris Comment is Free (Guardian Online) London Mike Read 17 July 2007 11 May 2010 In April 2007 the Conservative party confirmed it had approached former Director-General of the BBC Greg Dyke. Dyke stated he would not stand except on a joint ticket with the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats stated this would be against its party's constitution.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/apr/18/pressandpublishing.politicsandthemedia How the 'Greg Dyke for London mayor' story snowballed The Guardian Online Ben Dowell 18 April 2007 11 May 2010 Around this point former Conservative Prime Minister Sir John Major was considered a possible candidate, but he turned down an offer from David Cameron.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1717355.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20110815033400/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1717355.ece dead 15 August 2011 Cameron snubbed again as Major rules out mayor race 28 April 2007 The Times 2008-05-03 London Philip Webster Following media and members' criticism over the party's selection procedure,https://iaindale.blogspot.com/2007/04/fallout-from-london-nightmayor.html Fallout From the London Nightmayor 18 April 2007 Iain Dalehttp://news.independent.co.uk/people/pandora/article2465964.ece Tories at war over Cameron's failed bid to get Greg The Independent Online London Henry Deedes 20 April 2007 11 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071209181025/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/pandora/article2465964.ece 9 December 2007 the party chairman revised the timetable requiring a candidate to be in place before the party conference at the end of September 2007.http://conservativehome.blogs.com/londonmayor/2007/04/conservative_ca.html Conservative candidate to be announced at Party conference ConservativeHome LondonMayor Blog In June 2007, the party scheduled the selection process to conclude on 27 September 2007.http://conservativehome.blogs.com/londonmayor/2007/06/mayoral_selecti.html Mayoral Selection Timetable ConservativeHome LondonMayor Blog On 16 July, shortly before the noon deadline for nominations, Boris Johnson confirmed he would seek the Conservative nomination.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6900326.stm Boris Johnson standing for mayor BBC News 16 July 2007 11 May 2010 A final four of Johnson, Boff, Borwick and Lightfoot were chosen on 21 July for the primary election.http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/news.php?slug=Tories-Select-Mayoral-Shortlist&article_id=732 https://archive.today/20071209093618/http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/news.php?slug=Tories-Select-Mayoral-Shortlist&article_id=732 dead 2007-12-09 Tories Select Mayoral Shortlist MayorWatch On 27 September 2007, Johnson won 75% of the vote and, thus, the nomination.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7014739.stm Johnson is Tory Mayor Candidate BBC News 27 September 2007 11 May 2010 Labour Party 2007 London Labour Party mayoral selection On 3 May 2007, following consultations with London Labour Party members, the Labour Party selected Ken Livingstone, the incumbent mayor, as their mayoral candidate.http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/news.php?slug=Livingstone-Confirmed-as-Labour-Candidate&article_id=664 Livingstone Confirmed as Labour Candidate MayorWatch dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070516211845/http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/news.php?slug=Livingstone-Confirmed-as-Labour-Candidate&article_id=664 16 May 2007 The Left List Following a split in the Respect Party at the end of 2007, the George Galloway-led faction (also referred to as Respect Renewal) retained the rights to the use of the name in elections. The Socialist Workers Party-dominated faction put forward Lindsey German under the Left List banner. Galloway's faction did not put forward a candidate, though Galloway declared his support for Ken Livingstone.http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/george_galloway/2008/01/why_i_back_red_ken.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080128140111/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/george_galloway/2008/01/why_i_back_red_ken.html dead 28 January 2008 Why I back Red Ken Comment is Free (Guardian Online) London George Galloway 25 January 2008 11 May 2010 English Democrats In July 2007, the English Democrats nominated Talksport presenter Garry Bushell as a candidate in the 2008 election. In January 2008, Bushell stepped aside (due to work commitments) in favour of Fathers-4-Justice campaigner Matt O'Connor, who successfully stood against Andrew Constantine, a City of London Banker, in a selection contest. O'Connor was also their last London-wide list Assembly candidate. O'Connor withdrew on 25 April, after he fell out with the party over leadership, campaign funding and tactics. Liberal Democrats thumb|right|Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate, speaking in City Hall after the results of the London mayoral election had been announced, 3 May 2008 The Liberal Democrats drew up a shortlist in September 2007 with a final choice made by a one member, one vote ballot of party members.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6926020.stm Opik 'won't run for London mayor' BBC News 1 August 2007 11 May 2010 Simon Hughes, the party's 2004 mayoral candidate, did not stand.http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/news.php?slug=simon-hughes-cameron-reforms-failing&article_id=377 Hughes Claims Cameron Reforms 'Are Failing' MayorWatch May 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The ballot was won by former police chief Brian Paddick. who defeated Chamali Fernando and Councillor Fiyaz Mughal. British National Party On 9 May 2007, the British National Party selected Richard Barnbrook, leader of the opposition on Barking & Dagenham Borough Council, and a member of the party's National Advisory Committee, to stand for election in 2008.http://regionalnews.bnp.org.uk/bnp-london-region/richard-barnbrook-adopted-as-mayoral-candidate_54.html Richard Barnbrook Adopted as Mayoral Candidate British National Party dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930020129/http://regionalnews.bnp.org.uk/bnp-london-region/richard-barnbrook-adopted-as-mayoral-candidate_54.html 30 September 2007 UK Independence Party At the UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2007 party conference, Gerard Batten who was the UKIP MEP for the London region was selected to contest the London Mayoral Election. In October 2006, UKIP talked of Talksport presenter James Whale standing against Ken Livingstone in the 2008 election.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6081762.stm Radio host 'could challenge Ken' BBC News 24 October 2006 11 May 2010 The government's media authority Ofcom told Whale that becoming Mayor would prevent him from continuing his radio show. Whale subsequently stated on his programme he would not be the UKIP candidate, but he did not rule out standing for election.http://www.democracyforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35374 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102061448/http://www.democracyforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35374 dead 2013-11-02 Whale again rules out being UKIP London Mayor candidate Democracy Green Party thumb|right|Siân Berry speaking at the London mayoral announcement On 12 March 2007 the party selected Siân Berry as its mayoral candidate after a ballot of its London members, receiving 45% of the vote.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6441519.stm Berry is Green mayoral candidate BBC News 12 March 2007 11 May 2010 The other candidates were Shahrar Ali, Shane Collins, Katie Dawson and Terry McGrenera. Berry was also one of their Assembly candidates.http://www.newstatesman.com/200703120058 The Next Mayor of London New Statesman Winston McKenzie In December 2007 former boxer Winston McKenzie told the BBC that he intended to stand for Mayor of London as an independent on an anti-gang crime platform, having failed to secure the Conservative nomination earlier in the year.https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/12/05/croydon_mayoral_bid_feature.shtml 'I'll knock out the opposition' BBC News Christian Choice On 12 February Alan Craig was selected by the Christian Choice Party to stand in the Mayoral election.http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23437055-details/Mosque+critic+brands+himself+the+'Christian+choice'+for+mayor/article.do Mosque critic brands himself the 'Christian choice' for mayor thisislondon.co.uk 14 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080213210646/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23437055-details/Mosque+critic+brands+himself+the+%27Christian+choice%27+for+mayor/article.do 13 February 2008 dead dmy-all The Christian Choice Party are an alliance between the Christian Party and the Christian Peoples Alliance. Potential candidates who did not stand There were a significant number of people who claimed that they were planning to stand, but did not submit valid nomination papers. One London Party The One London Party chose their leader, Damian Hockney, as candidatehttps://onelondonweb.blogspot.com/2008/02/damian-hockney-one-londons-candidate.html Blog nicht gefunden onelondonweb.blogspot.com 26 January 2022 https://archive.today/20120712152054/http://onelondonweb.blogspot.com/2008/02/damian-hockney-one-londons-candidate.html 12 July 2012 dead but on 27 March 2008 Hockney withdrew from the mayoral race. He blamed a lack of media opportunities for smaller parties such as his, and claimed the race was "a media election, fought just in the media".https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7316766.stm Politics | Hockney quits London mayoral race BBC News 2008-03-27 2010-04-19 Time Out The London listings magazine Time Out planned to recruit a self-financing candidate to stand on a manifesto agreed by its readers.https://www.timeout.com/london/features/3363.html The Battle to be Mayor of London - Time Out London Timeout.com 2010-04-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080723152229/http://www.timeout.com/london/features/3363.html 23 July 2008 In February 2008 it confirmed that columnist Michael Hodges would be its candidate, standing on a reformist ticket.http://www.helphodges2008.com/ Help Hodges 2008 20 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080225154856/http://www.helphodges2008.com/ 25 February 2008 dead dmy-all However, he decided not to stand, citing the bureaucratic legislative requirements for candidates and instead pledged to "fight on" to open the system up to ordinary Londoners to stand as independents.https://www.timeout.com/london/features/4517/Time_Out-s_Mayor_battle_goes_to_Parliament.html Time Out's Mayor Battle Goes To Parliament Timeout.com 2012-05-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080611052409/http://www.timeout.com/london/features/4517/Time_Out-s_Mayor_battle_goes_to_Parliament.html 11 June 2008 John Bird In March 2007 following widespread speculation that John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, would seek the Conservative nomination,http://news.independent.co.uk/people/pandora/article2338399.ece Bird's the word to stop Ken (but don't mention it until April) - Pandora, Columnists - The Independent News.independent.co.uk 8 March 2007 2010-04-19 London Oliver Duff dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071209180953/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/pandora/article2338399.ece 9 December 2007 he stated that he would stand as an independent, on a platform of "social inclusion". In October 2007, he withdrew from the race and instead promised to launch a new social movement around tackling poverty.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7051608.stm Politics | Big Issue founder targets poverty BBC News 2007-10-18 2010-04-19 Others Chris Prior planned to stand on a platform to abolish the congestion chargehttp://www.stopcc.com/ Abolish the Congestion Charge Stopcc.com 2010-04-19 for the London Assembly but pulled out of the mayoral race shortly before the close of nominations. On 21 February 2008 Dennis Delderfield was nominated by the New Britain Party. He said he would abolish the Mayoral office and the Greater London Authority (GLA).http://www.newbritain.org.uk/events_programme_2008.html Events Programme 2008 New Britain 2008-05-01 2010-04-19 5 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080505205750/http://www.newbritain.org.uk/events_programme_2008.html dead He did not submit a valid nomination. John Flunder was to be the Senior Citizens Party candidate for Mayor of LondonSeptember 2025 medicmedichttp://www.seniorcitizensparty.org.uk Senior Citizens Party Senior Citizens Party 2010-04-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071009150333/http://www.seniorcitizensparty.org.uk/ 9 October 2007 but did not submit a valid nomination. LondonElectsYou.co.uk, a social networking site aimed at selecting a member of the public to contest the election with a £50,000 campaign budget, was set up in March 2008.Jacquie Bowser http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/787820/Livingstone-faces-social-networking-rival-mayoral-race/ Livingstone faces social networking rival in mayoral race Brandrepublic.com 2008-03-04 2012-05-04 The winning candidate did not submit any nomination however, with the site's founder David Smuts claiming that electoral authorities' bureaucratic obstructions failed to get them the required access to the electoral register to validate their nomination.http://www.londonelectsyou.co.uk/ LondonelectsYOU! 16 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170709145632/http://www.londonelectsyou.co.uk/ 9 July 2017 dead dmy-all In April 2007 Richard Fairbrass, the lead singer of pop band Right Said Fred, considered standing for Mayor of London on a platform of opposition to the London congestion charge.https://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/eddie-izzard-declares-he-will-stand-for-london-mayor-in-2020-8836541.html Right Said Fred: I'll stand for London Mayor - News - Evening Standard Thisislondon.co.uk 2007-04-18 2012-05-04 live https://web.archive.org/web/20090406171208/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393091-details/Right%20Said%20Fred%3A%20I%27ll%20stand%20for%20London%20Mayor/article.do 6 April 2009 dmy-all In December 2007 media reports that peace protester Brian Haw would stand for Mayor of Londonhttp://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388510.html UK Indymedia - London Mayor 2008 Indymedia.org.uk 2010-04-19http://www.citymayors.com/news/london-elections-08.html London elections May 2008 City Mayors 2010-04-19 remained unsubstantiated.http://www.parliament-square.org.uk/ Brian Haw Peace Protester Parliament-square.org.uk 2010-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20190303023345/http://www.parliament-square.org.uk/ 3 March 2019 dead Voting system thumb|Ballot boxes at a count centre The supplementary vote system is used for all mayoral elections in England and Wales. Under this system voters express a first preference and (optionally) a second preference. If no candidate is the first choice of a majority of voters (i.e. more than 50%), the top two candidates proceed to a second round. Voters whose first choice has been eliminated have their second preferences scrutinised, in order to determine which of the remaining candidates is favoured by a majority of all voters who have expressed a preference between the two. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate has the support of a majority of votes cast (at least by those who expressed a preference among the top two). Second preference recommendations May 2008 Various parties recommended a variety of second preferences to their supporters. Labour and the Greens formed a second preference pact, urging Livingstone supporters to give their second choice vote to Berry and vice versa. Left List also encouraged their supporters to vote Livingstone second, while the BNP encouraged theirs to vote Johnson second, although Johnson stated during the campaign that he did not want the second choice votes of BNP supporters. Brian Paddick was regularly pressed through the campaign to recommend a second preference choice to Liberal Democrat voters, with Livingstone and the Labour Party keen to be chosen, but Paddick refused to make such a recommendation, revealing after the election that his second preference vote was for the Left List. Vote counting thumb|E-counting vote scanner Votes were counted using an optical scan voting system, where a computer scans the ballot papers and registers the votes. A digital image of the ballot paper was also taken so if there were problems with any of the papers, they could be examined by humans. In 2008, due to the large turnout, the counting took over 15 hours. However, if counted manually the process could - according to London Elects - take up to 3 days.London Elects - E-Counting Process https://web.archive.org/web/20080505040853/http://www.londonelects.org.uk/results/e-counting.aspx 5 May 2008 Election observershttps://extranet.electoralcommission.org.uk/document-summary?assetid=57285 Document summary - Electoral Commission extranet.electoralcommission.org.uk 17 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20091009152939/https://extranet.electoralcommission.org.uk/document-summary?assetid=57285 9 October 2009 dead have declared "there is insufficient evidence available to allow independent observers to state reliably whether the results declared in the May 2008 elections for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly are an accurate representation of voters’ intentions."http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2008/07/02/org-verdict-on-london-elections-insufficient-evidence-to-declare-confidence-in-results/ The Open Rights Group : Blog Archive » ORG verdict on London Elections: "Insufficient evidence" to declare confidence in results 15 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422003623/http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2008/07/02/org-verdict-on-london-elections-insufficient-evidence-to-declare-confidence-in-results/ 22 April 2009 dead London Elects have been unable to publish an audit of some of the software used in the count.http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/C3191DC9202CC0C180257479005F50B6?OpenDocument Kable - Observers criticise London e-count - 2 July 2008 Kablenet.com 2010-04-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090405181713/http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/C3191DC9202CC0C180257479005F50B6?OpenDocument 5 April 2009 The Open Rights Group reports that there was equipment directly connected to the counting servers to which observers had limited or no access and that the presence of error messages, bugs and system freezes indicates poor software quality.Bobbie Johnson https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jul/02/london.mayor London mayoral election: doubts over 41,000 votes counted by machine Guardian 2 July 2008 2010-04-19 Opinion polls Graphical summaries 5 way polling thumb|700px|center|London opinion polling for the 2008 mayoral election (moving average is calculated from the last six polls)18em #0087DC solid 5px Johnson #DC241f solid 5px Livingstone #FAA61A solid 5px Paddick #00FF00 solid 5px Berry #003367 solid 5px Barnbrook Johnson vs. Livingstone thumb|700px|center|London opinion polling for the 2008 mayoral election between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone (moving average is calculated from the last six polls)18em #0087DC solid 5px Johnson #DC241f solid 5px Livingstone 2008 First and Second Round Date Pollster First Preferences Final Round LivingstoneJohnson Paddick Batten Berry Barnbrook Others LivingstoneJohnson 01/05/08 Election Results 37.0% 43.2% 9.8% 0.9% 3.2% 2.9% 3.0% 46.9% 53.2% 30/04/08 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 36% 43% 13% 1% 2% 2% 3% 47% 53% 28/04/08 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 35% 46% 12% 1% 2% 2% 2% 45% 55% 27/04/08 mruk Cello https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 44% 43% 9% - - - 4% 51% 49% 24/04/08 Ipsos MORI https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 41% 38% 12% - - - 9% 52% 48% 18/04/08 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 37% 44% 12% 1% 3% 1% 2% 47% 53% 14/04/08 mruk Cello https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 45% 44% 9% - - - 2% 50% 50% 11/04/08 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 39% 45% 12% 1% 2% 1% 0% 46% 54% 09/04/08 Ipsos MORI https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 40% 46% 11% 1% 2% 0% 0% 49% 51% 07/04/08 Ipsos MORI https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 41% 40% 14% 0% 5% 0% 0% 49% 51% 04/04/08 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 36% 49% 10% 1% 2% 1% 1% 44% 56% 01/04/08 ICM https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 41% 42% 10% 0% 4% 1% 2% 49% 51% First Preferences only Date Pollster First Preferences LivingstoneJohnson Paddick Batten Berry Barnbrook Others 25/03/08 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 37% 47% 10% 0% 2% 1% 3% 14/03/08 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 37% 49% 12% 0% 1% 1% 0% 21/02/08 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 39% 44% 12% 1% 1% 1% 2% 12/02/08 Ipsos MORI https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 42% 38% 16% 1% 2% 1% 0% 24/01/08 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 44% 40% 8% 2% 1% 1% 4% 2007 First Preferences only Date Pollster First Preferences LivingstoneJohnson Paddick Others 21/12/07 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 45% 44% 7% 4% 09/11/07 YouGov https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140427/http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/london-mayor 28 December 2016 45% 39% 8% 8% Results : Mayor of London election 1 May 2008 http://www.londonelects.org.uk/download/file/fid/174 2008 election results for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly London Elects 2 May 2008 17 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503085018/https://londonelects.org.uk/download/file/fid/174 3 May 2016 dead Conservative Party (UK) Boris Johnson 1168738 1043761 43.2 124977 53.2% Labour Party (UK) Ken Livingstone 1168738 893877 37.0 134089 46.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Paddick 1168738 236685 9.8 Green Party of England and Wales Siân Berry 1168738 77347 3.2 British National Party Richard Barnbrook 1168738 69710 2.9 Christian Peoples Alliance Alan Craig 1168738 39249 1.6 UK Independence Party Gerard Batten 1168738 22422 0.9 Left List Lindsey German 1168738 16796 0.7 English Democrats Party Matt O'Connor 1168738 10695 0.4 Independent politician Winston McKenzie 1168738 5389 0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Turnout: 2,456,990 : 45.33% Increase of 8.38 percentage points. Rejected papers: 13,034 1st preferencehttp://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/results-and-past-elections/results-2008 London Elects London Elects 2008-05-01 2012-05-04 9 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120409151410/http://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/results-and-past-elections/results-2008 dead Maps thumb|center|Results by assembly constituency thumb|300px|center|Result by electoral ward See also 2008 London Assembly election 2008 United Kingdom local elections Boris v. 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